| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Dull; stupid; sad; moping; melancholy.[Websters]
2. Being sad, dejected, joyless, dreary or gloomy. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being stupid or dull. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being melancholy, melancholic, atrabilious or elegiac. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being dismal, mournful, glum, somber or sombre. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being despondent or dispirited. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being dolorous, sorrowful, rueful, doleful or woebegone. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being depressed, downcast or crestfallen. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being lugubrious or plaintive. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb dumpishly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (dumpishly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dumpish.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DUMPISH" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DUMPISH
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Dull; stupid; sad; melancholy; depressed in spirits; as, he lives a dumpish life. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
